![]() ![]() He owns a takeaway shop which once sold "Osama bin Laden" pizzas.Ī picture on his Facebook feed shows a photo, taken in Afghanistan, of him holding a rifle in the company of armed men. Mr Totakhyl came to the UK from Afghanistan in 2001 and settled in the west of Scotland. ![]() Image: Mr Totakhyl leases Aldonaig Farm, four miles from HMNB Clyde, where the Royal Navy house the UK's nuclear submarines "I rent (the farm) because I like to be a farmer and enjoy the weather… of Scotland," he added. We were talking about Afghanistan, what was going to happen in Afghanistan and how can we help the people of Afghanistan from the UK." They came this year just to visit me and talk about the situation in Afghanistan."Īsked if he understood concern around the meeting taking place close to the Faslane base, he said: "Yes, but we didn't have a meeting about Britain or Scotland. Waheed Totakhyl told Sky News: "My friends visit me from Birmingham, London. The party is led by Gulbuddin Helmatyar, a notorious Afghan warlord dubbed the Butcher of Kabul, who has pledged his support for the recent Taliban takeover. He disputed that any such event took place on 10 August, but says he was visited on 12 June by fellow members of Afghanistan's Hezb-e Islami party. When Sky News put the residents' concerns to him, he said that he had, indeed, hosted visits to the farm by Afghan nationals from around the UK. Mr Totakhyl, who is the last-registered chairman of the Scottish Afghan Society, insists he is not a danger and says he rents the land because he "likes to be a farmer". Gary Holmes, managing director for building North at John Graham Construction, said: “After three years of design and construction, working collaboratively with the Royal Navy and DIO, we’re proud to provide this new purpose-built environment which will play a vital role in improving the skills of submariners, ensuring their ongoing support and training can be conducted within this highly realistic, scenario-based training facility.Image: A photo on Mr Totakhyl's Facebook feed shows him (second from right) holding a rifle in the company of armed men in Afghanistan
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